Festival Grid - Sunday April 26, 2026
Preliminary Schedule — Subject to Change!
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Trade Center West
Trade Center Tent
Ballroom AB (Hotel East)
Ballroom CDE (Hotel East)
Marlborough (Hotel West)
Sterling (Hotel West)
Sudbury (Hotel West)
Southborough (Hotel West)
Westborough (Hotel West)
Princess (Hotel East)
Duchess (Hotel East)
Seminar (Hotel East)
Ritual Dance (Outside Trade Center)
10:00am
Learn the ECD Medley
DX
Joanna Reiner Wilkinson
,
Tom Roby
,
Four Raccoons in a Trenchcoat
No One Sings That Anymore, It's Too Popular
GB
April Grant
Israeli Oldies Dance Party
NS
Andrea Gwosdow
,
Israeli Oldies Dance Band
Sunday Morning Contras
DS
Sue Gola
,
High Strung
Intro to Quebecois Step Dancing
TB
Cindy Larock & Friends
New England Tunes Slow Jam
GS
Dave Miller
Romanian Music Concert
E
Romaniacs
Old Time Gospel Sing
GB
Dallal & Henry
Family International Dance
DF
Andy Taylor
,
Matt Burke
Irish Slow Session
GB
Tabbies' Delight
Scandinavian Folk A Cappella
E
Northbound
10:00am
10:15am
10:15am
10:30am
Appalachian Songs of West Virginia
TB
Michael & Carrie Kline
10:30am
10:45am
10:45am
11:00am
English Medley
NX
Tom Roby
,
Joanna Reiner Wilkinson
,
Four Raccoons in a Trenchcoat
West Gallery Music
GS
The West Gallery Quire
Dances from Croatia
TB
Ed Abelson
,
Pajdashi
Singing Squares
DS
Ben Sachs-Hamilton
,
Free Association
Learn to Contra - Fun and Easy!
DB
Perry Shafran
,
JumpStart
Springtime Tunes - Flute, Feet, Piano
E
Confluence
Family Singalong
GF
Green Mountain Radish Revival
Community Dance Party
DF
Margaret Bary
,
Tabbies' Delight
Slow Jam: Fiddle Traditions Weaving Old and New
GB
Sugar River Band
NEFFA Community Survey Results
C
NEFFA Board
Charles River Rapper
,
Midnight Capers Morris & Sword
,
Mystic Garland Dancers
11:00am
11:15am
11:15am
11:30am
Waltzing with Raccoons
NS
Four Raccoons in a Trenchcoat
Exuberant Pub Songs
E
Sarah Mamlet
,
Neight Banks
How to Start a College Contra Dance
C
Dennis Kolva
11:30am
11:45am
11:45am
12:00noon
Dance Performance
E
Boston Scottish Country Dancers
;
Origins Folkloric Dance Company
;
Gayathri Thampatty
;
Samburis -- Lithuanian Folk Dance Group of Boston
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Country Dance Society, Boston Centre
;
Samskrithi
;
Germantown Country Dancers
;
Bolly Beatzz by Priya
Shape Note Workshop
TB
Glen Wright, Susan Mampre & Anayis (A.J.) Wright
Dances of Bridgerton
TB
Susan de Guardiola
,
The Masquerade String Trio
English and Contra
DS
Harris Lapiroff
,
Chimney Swift
Intro to Balkan Dancing
TB
Sue Rose
,
NEFFArious Goats
Argentine Tango Jam
GS
Orquesta Tipica Mermelada
(Mostly) New Topical Songs
E
Tom Smith
All Ages Barn Dance
DF
Don Veino
,
Accentricity
Scottish Session Bangers
GX
Anna Seda
NEFFA Annual Meeting
P
NEFFA President
Half Moon Sword
,
And Sometimes Y
12:00noon
12:15pm
12:15pm
12:30pm
Writing Contra Dances
P
Chris Page
Songs for Hugs and Smiles
GF
Fran Friedman
12:30pm
12:45pm
12:45pm
1:00pm
Sacred Harp Singing
GS
Norumbega Harmony
The One-Step Then and Now
TB
Martha Griffin
Roaring Russian Dances Regaled
TX
Murray and Randi Spiegel
,
Bjelalitsa Chorus
Dance the World Around
DF
Paul Rosenberg
,
Tamarack
Strange and Lovely Ballads
E
Secret Library Band
Kids Contra Jam
GF
Jeff Kaufman
,
Lily Wise
(set chairs)
Adapting Short Stories to Song Form
TB
Rees Shad
Social Media & Music Marketing in 2026
P
James Cooke
,
Serena Kilsmith
Millstone River Morris
,
Ha'Penny Morris
,
Harbour Steel
1:00pm
1:15pm
(strike chairs)
1:15pm
1:30pm
Sunday Contra Medley
NX
Various Callers
,
Live Wire
Chorus Singalong
GB
Evy Mayer
,
Allen Hopkins
Django Jazz Jam
GS
Django Jazz
Watertown's Leading Front Porch Busking Band
E
The Watertonics
1:30pm
1:45pm
1:45pm
2:00pm
Jim Kitch Remembered (Contras)
DS
Philly Callers
,
Ben Kennedy & Friends
Open Celtic Session
GX
The Groton Session Players
Balkan Joy!
DS
Balkan Fields
Cross-Step Waltz 101
TB
Susan de Guardiola
,
Confluence
Family Dance Party
DF
Imogen Mills
,
Free Raisinettes
What's So Special About ECD Music?
TS
Vince O'Donnell
,
Jean Monroe
It's All Happening at the Zoo
GF
Nancy Hershatter
Brotherhood in Song
E
The Cropper Lads
Songs of the Voyageurs
P
Lynn Noel
Morris for All
Morris for All
2:00pm
2:15pm
2:15pm
2:30pm
Strong Women & Bad Decisions: The Story Hour
GF
April Grant
Songs of Love & Longing
E
Sarah Godwin Murdoch
Rhythm of the Rails
E
Trailmix - Uncommon Folk
2:30pm
2:45pm
Parlor Party - Sing and Jam Song Circle
GS
The Stauffer Family
2:45pm
3:00pm
A Shadowy Set of Contras!
DS
Annie Kidwell
,
The Dead Sea Squirrels
You Find an Irish Pub
E
Andrew Prete
Beautiful Waltzes
NS
Confluence
Swedish Couple Dancing
NS
lydia ievins
Spring into Action & Song
GF
Jackson Gillman
The Ultimate Parody Jam!
GB
Joel Landy
Jazz Americana
E
Mark Hanson & Greta Pedersen
3:00pm
3:15pm
Croatian Dance Favorites
NS
Pajdashi
3:15pm
3:30pm
Celebrating Fried de Metz Herman ECD
DS
Margaret Bary
,
The Mad Katters
Before It Was a Folk Song
E
Deborah Goss
Compare and Contrast!
E
Becky & Nicole
Beatles Singalong
GS
Rocking Horse People
3:30pm
3:45pm
3:45pm
4:00pm
Festival Orchestra Contras and Sqs -- Merry Go Round at 4:35!
DS
Jeremy Korr
,
Sue Rosen
,
Festival Orchestra
Chantey Sing
GB
Jeff Keller
Re-Imagining Folk Song Nostalgia
E
HeartSoulVoice
Closing Sing-Around
GB
Allen Hopkins
Available for Jamming
Voice of the Roots
E
Armadi Tsayn
4:00pm
4:15pm
Balkan Dance Party with Orkestar Banitsa
NS
Orkestar Banitsa
Røros Norwegian Dansefest
NS
Røroslaget
4:15pm
4:30pm
ECD Delights
DS
Sam Weiler
,
The Haymakers
Singing from The Shenandoah Harmony
GS
Myles Dakan
Banjo Styles for Folk Music
TB
Jason Baker
4:30pm
4:45pm
4:45pm
5:00pm
5:00pm
5:15pm
5:15pm
5:30pm
Festival Concludes -- See you next year!
5:30pm
Trade Center West
Trade Center Tent
Ballroom AB (Hotel East)
Ballroom CDE (Hotel East)
Marlborough (Hotel West)
Sterling (Hotel West)
Sudbury (Hotel West)
Southborough (Hotel West)
Westborough (Hotel West)
Princess (Hotel East)
Duchess (Hotel East)
Seminar (Hotel East)
Ritual Dance (Outside Trade Center)
New England Folk Festival Association